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We're pausing our live coverage for the next few hours, so until then, here's a quick recap on where things stand in the conflict.
US President Joe Biden says Israel's agreement to observe a daily, four-hour pause in its bombardment of northern Gaza to allow civilians to flee is a step in the right direction.
The US will continue to talk to Israel about the length and frequency of such military pauses, US National Security Council spokesman John Kirby tells the BBC. He also says any future release of hostages held in Gaza would require a longer pause in the fighting to ensure their safe passage.
This comes as the world saw the first glimpse of Israeli hostages for around 10 days, after the second largest armed faction in Gaza, Islamic Jihad, released a video showing two hostages.
One, Hanna Katsir, a woman in her 70s, is pictured sitting in a wheelchair. She was taken from kibbutz Nir Oz on 7 October. The other is a young boy.
Negotiations about the fate of the around 240 hostages in Gaza are intense and have been going on for weeks, and the prospect about some kind of deal to release them has moved in and out of focus, the BBC's Paul Adams says.
The publication of the hostage video comes as Israel’s military is involved in heavy fighting in the centre of Gaza City, with its troops battling Hamas in an area close to two major hospitals – Al Shifa and Al Quds. One man told the BBC he had fled under a "barrage of bullets".
There have also been clashes in the West Bank, with 14 Palestinians reported killed in an Israeli raid on the Jenin refugee camp, according to the Palestinian health ministry. It's one of deadliest incidents of its kind in Jenin, which has been raided by Israel several times.
Earlier on Thursday, Israeli forces again opened the main road out of Gaza City for several hours to allow civilians to move south, away from the heaviest fighting. Thousands have done so, mostly on foot.
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2023-11-09 23:26:15Z
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